If there is two things to know about Tahquemenon Falls, they are: (1) Tahquemenon kind of rhymes with Phenomenon. (2) You have to go through Paradise to get there. And when you do get there, this is one of the first things you’ll see, the Lower Falls.
Month: July 2021
52 Frames: Halfway Point
With this set, I have passed the halfway point of 2021 challenges without missing a one. Which kind of surprises me, since some weeks the challenge theme was far from my favorite thing to photograph. But still, I persisted. So, without further ado, here’s four more weeks… Week 26: Breathe The theme of “Breathe” could mean whatever you wanted, and it didn’t take me too long to figure out that to me, it meant being back near water after a few months away from it. When I spent my first morning at Indiana Dunes walking on the beach, I knew…
Petoskey Stones
One of the great things Google does is let you know about things you never imagined you’d ever care about, like Petoskey Stones. Like what, you say? Petoskey stones. It’s a Michigan thing. More specifically, it’s a Lake Michigan thing. Keep reading, I’ll explain it as we go along…
South Manitou Island
Traveling to South Manitou Island is a day-long commitment. The boat from Leland leaves at 10AM. You get to the island about 11:30 and have until 4PM, when the boat returns to pick people up, docking back in Leland about 5:30PM. As day trips go, though, this might be one of my all-time favorites.
Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI
Beaches, sand dunes, forests, rivers, and lakes. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has all of them, wrapped up in a lovely location on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. I spent five nights here in early July, based at the Platte River campground, exploring the area.